Abstract
This paper outlines the performance of the recent policies to strengthen the Brazilian productive structure and to support the country’s innovation. The method selected for the analysis is the case study. Based on bibliographic, documental, and empirical evidences, the objective of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Brazilian Technology System (SIBRATEC), founded in 2007. The effectiveness of this system will be assessed through an outline of the institutional arrangement of the Technological Extension Network in Rio de Janeiro (SIBRATEC-ET Rede RJ) which supports competitiveness of micro, small and medium industrial enterprises (MPMEs) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Results indicate that the institutional aspects of the arrangement do not contribute to facilitate the support to enterprises. The levels of efficiency and efficacy achieved with the use of the available technical-administrative state capabilities have failed to correspond to the expectation of providing consistent support to the state’s industrial base. However, the instruments SIBRATEC-ET Rede RJ uses to assist local MPMEs are flexible and designed aiming to adjust to the identified enterprises’ demands, which evidences great adherence in the provision of support to improve the performance and the capacities of enterprises, in order to reach the level of key-technologies.
Highlights
After a long period without elaborating explicit industrial and technologic policies, the Brazilian government decided to support the development of the national innovation system in the 21st century, following the trend of other developing countries (Salami and Soltanzadeh, 2012; Chaurasia and Bhikajee, 2016)
The network structure of the SIBRATEC is organized in sectors or regions so as to articulate the Science and Technology Institutions’ (ICTs) infrastructure, which fosters the service provision according to the demands of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MPMEs) from the industrial and service sectors, with funds granted by the National Fund for Scientific and Technologic Development (FNDCT)
We focus on the current demand for technological and organizational capability of the industrial MPMEs located in the West Zone (ZO) of the state’s capital, an important area of industrial activity in the state of Rio de Janeiro (ERJ)
Summary
After a long period without elaborating explicit industrial and technologic policies, the Brazilian government decided to support the development of the national innovation system in the 21st century, following the trend of other developing countries (Salami and Soltanzadeh, 2012; Chaurasia and Bhikajee, 2016). The Growth Acceleration Program (PAC1) was founded in 2007, and was articulated with the Action Plan of Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development during 2007-2010 (PACTI 2007-2010). In this context, in the same year the Brazilian Technology System (SIBRATEC) was implanted. The network structure of the SIBRATEC is organized in sectors or regions so as to articulate the Science and Technology Institutions’ (ICTs) infrastructure, which fosters the service provision according to the demands of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MPMEs) from the industrial and service sectors, with funds granted by the National Fund for Scientific and Technologic Development (FNDCT). We focus on the current demand for technological and organizational capability of the industrial MPMEs located in the West Zone (ZO) of the state’s capital, an important area of industrial activity in the state of Rio de Janeiro (ERJ)
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